diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md
index c58ee85a7..a9d3c2de4 100644
--- a/docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md
+++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The playbook allows a user to set a max number of participants allowed to join a
 In order to set the max number of participants add the following variable to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml` configuration:
 
 ```
-jitsi_max_participants: <INTEGER OF MAX PARTICPANTS>
+matrix_prosody_jitsi_max_participants: <INTEGER OF MAX PARTICPANTS>
 ```
 
 ## (Optional) Additional JVBs
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/defaults/main.yml
index 8369a1f02..e923055cb 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/defaults/main.yml
@@ -281,4 +281,4 @@ matrix_jitsi_jvb_container_colibri_ws_host_bind_port: ''
 # Default max participants to the empty string
 #
 # The setting requires an integer to be set for usage and allows a user to specify the max number of particpants on a conference.
-jitsi_max_participants: ''
+matrix_prosody_jitsi_max_participants: ''
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2
index a1e87953c..147c01d79 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ XMPP_MUC_MODULES=
 XMPP_INTERNAL_MUC_MODULES=
 XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN={{ matrix_jitsi_recorder_domain }}
 XMPP_CROSS_DOMAIN=true
-{% if jitsi_max_participants is number %}
-MAX_PARTICIPANTS={{ jitsi_max_participants }}
+{% if matrix_prosody_jitsi_max_participants is number %}
+MAX_PARTICIPANTS={{ matrix_prosody_jitsi_max_participants }}
 {% endif %}
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